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Ian Esplen: Canucks/Wild Game Day

Found February 09, 2012 on HockeyBuzz: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Roberto Luongo
TEAMS: Vancouver Canucks,  Minnesota Wild

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Follow me on Twitter for random hockey talk, question and answer sessions, and the odd witty tweet Twitter Buttons The Vancouver Canucks head into the unkind confines of the Xcel Energy Center tonight to play the Minnesota Wild. Roberto Luongo is expected to get the start tonight, after posting back-to-back shutouts in his past two games against the Wild. However, on the road against the Wil...
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